On the eve of Alex Biegas graduation from Harvard, Darcy Regier, general manager of the National Hockey Leagues Buffalo Sabres, has announced that the 2009-10 Crimson captain has signed a professional contract with the club.

Eleven members of the Harvard class of 2010 were honored at the annual Senior Letterwinners Dinner, held Wednesday night at the Murr Center. J.P. OConnor of the wrestling team took home the William J. Bingham Award as Harvards outstanding male athlete, and Alexandra Clarke of the womens swimming team earned the Radcliffe Prize as the outstanding female athlete.

Michael Del Mauro and Chris Huxley were announced as the 117th and 118th captains of Harvard mens hockey at the Crimsons awards banquet Saturday morning. Kyle Richter was named assistant captain and Alex Biega received his second straight Tudor Cup as the teams most valuable player.

Former Harvard mens hockey All-Americans Noah Welch 05 and Dominic Moore 03 have been named to the ECAC Hockey All-Decade team for the 2000s, the league office announced Friday. Welch, a defenseman, is a first-team selection, while Moore has been named to the second team at forward.

Former Harvard men's hockey players Craig Adams '99, Dominic Moore '03 and Dylan Reese '07 have gained media attention with their recent performances for their respective National Hockey League clubs, while Peter Ciavaglia '91 is making a more important difference on the ice.

Blake Gallagher broke a scoreless tie in the second period and No. 9 Cornell added another goal and an empty-netter late in the third to defeat the Harvard mens hockey team, 3-0, and win the teams ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series Saturday night at Lynah Rink.

Ninth-ranked Cornell scored the final four goals of the game to pull away to a 5-1 win against the Harvard mens hockey team in the opening game of an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series Friday night at Lynah Rink. The rivals meet again Saturday night, with the Crimson looking to force a third game.

Senior defenseman Alex Biega of the Harvard mens hockey team has been named an alternate for the mens East squad that will compete in the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge April 9 in Detroit, the NCAA announced Wednesday.

The Harvard mens hockey team looks to secure its 29th semifinal berth in 42 ECAC tournament appearances as it visits No. 9 Cornell for a best-of-three quarterfinal series and the latest installments in a 100-year-old rivalry this weekend in Ithaca, N.Y.

Freshman defenseman Danny Biega of the Harvard mens hockey team has been voted ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week by the ECAC coaches. Biega logged three points and a +4 rating to lead the Crimson to a two-game sweep of Princeton in the ECAC Hockey first round.

The Harvard mens hockey team will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., to face Ivy League rival Cornell for a best-of-three ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series at Lynah Rink. The Crimson and No. 9 Big Red will meet Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m., with a deciding third game occurring Sunday at 7, if necessary.

Kyle Richter made 37 saves and Daniel Moriarty scored the game-winning goal in the third period as the Harvard mens hockey team defeated Princeton, 3-0, Saturday night at Baker Rink, completing a two-game sweep of the teams ECAC Hockey first-round playoff series.

New Jersey native Michael Del Mauro tallied the game-winning goal as the Harvard mens hockey team scored four goals in a 10-minute span during the third period to rally to a 4-2 win against Princeton in the opening game of an ECAC Hockey first-round playoff series Friday night at Baker Rink.

Harvard men's hockey forward Louis Leblanc has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and is one of three Crimson players to receive All-Ivy League honorable mention, the Ivy office announced Thursday. Senior defenseman Alex Biega and junior goaltender Kyle Richter were also honored.

The Harvard mens hockey team seeks to start a run to its ninth ECAC Hockey championship and an NCAA tournament berth as it visits Princeton Friday-Sunday for a best of-three first-round playoff series. All games will start at 7 p.m. at Baker Rink.

St. Lawrence scored three goals in the second period and held off a Crimson rally in the third to defeat the Harvard mens hockey team, 4-3, in the Crimsons regular-season finale, Saturday night at Appleton Arena. The loss prevented the Crimson from clinching a home ECAC playoff series.

Looking to clinch home ice in the opening round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs, the Harvard mens hockey team concludes the regular season with a road trip to the North Country to face Clarkson Friday at 7:30 p.m. and St. Lawrence Saturday at 7 p.m.

Freshmen Luke Greiner and Danny Biega scored goals to cut Colgates lead to one goal, but Alex Evin made 15 third-period saves to lead the Raiders to a 4-2 win Saturday night in front of a sellout Senior Night crowd at Bright Hockey Center.

No. 10 Cornell scored two goals 25 seconds apart in the second period and got 14 saves from Ben Scrivens in the third before adding an empty-net goal in a 3-0 win against the Harvard mens hockey team Friday night at sold-out Bright Hockey Center.

Playing at home for the final time in the regular season, the Harvard mens hockey team renews one of college hockeys top rivalries Friday against No. 10 Cornell and celebrates Senior Night Saturday against Colgate. Both games start at 7 p.m.